Chapter 22: Losing Control

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Bo Jingshen seemed to be very soft-hearted towards the mottled marks on Su Lu’s neck and shoulders, as well as the adorable look in her round, deer-like eyes, making the curve of his lips soften.

Bo Jingshen asked, “What? Weren’t you very brave last night?”

Su Lu took a deep breath and replied, “How are you going to take responsibility?”

“I can marry you.”

These words suddenly came to Bo Jingshen’s mind. Then, he thought of that annoying Gu Xin. The curve of his lips, which were originally soft, tightened. To avoid any further complications, he spoke casually.

“I, Bo Jingshen, sleep with someone, I will take responsibility for. You can have money, a house, or a car if you want, or perhaps you would like to be involved in one of Bosheng’s projects?”

Su Lu lowered her gaze, and her eyelashes trembled gently. Although the courage she had last night, thanks to alcohol, had vanished, she still mustered the courage to ask, “Have you slept with… many people?”

Bo Jingshen was speechless, and he thought, “D*mn it, I wasn’t a gigolo.”

But after a brief moment of silence, he lowered his gaze and chuckled softly, “Well, at least not like you. You’ve been married for five years, and Gu Xin hasn’t touched you?”

Su Lu bit her lip and said, “Then give me a project. Don’t you plan to establish a technology park? There should be many places where we can cooperate.”

Perhaps in this way, their relationship would become simpler.

“Alright. Let’s discuss it at my company after we return to Feng City.” Bo Jingshen picked up a nearby bathrobe and walked towards the bathroom. As he walked, he said, “Get up. Breakfast will be served later. Please receive it.”

The sound of the shower came from the bathroom. Su Lu let out a long sigh. Then, she endured the pain all over her body and pulled another bathrobe over herself with difficulty.

When she got out of bed, her feet stepped on the soft carpet. She felt that her legs were softer than the carpet. She stumbled but managed to regain her balance, her face turning slightly red.

She picked up her phone and saw a message from Liu Qiming. He was pleading and apologizing for what happened last night, hoping that she could put in a good word for him in front of Bo Jingshen.

The anxiety in Liu Qiming’s words was evident.

Su Lu knew she had been tricked yesterday, so she couldn’t be bothered to reply.

Then she noticed a message from Su Jiao.

“Why didn’t you call me back?” I’ll be coming to Hai City in a couple of days. Dad said you know Second Young Master Jiang and President Bo? Dad wants you to introduce me to them when I’m there.”

Su Lu felt even less inclined to reply to this message than to Liu Qiming’s, so she simply closed the chat box.

As Su Lu turned around, she noticed several bags neatly arranged under the spotlight.

Her face immediately turned crimson.

Who knows what Bo Jingshen would think upon seeing this scene? Regardless, she was overwhelmed with embarrassment, feeling her toes curl with shame.

When Bo Jingshen finished showering and came out, he saw a slender figure in a white bathrobe squatting on the floor, hurriedly stuffing the bags displayed under the spotlight into packaging boxes.

She was a little flustered, and it was not difficult to see her awkwardness and embarrassment.

The corners of Bo Jingshen’s lips curved up. “If I had known, I would have bought you a few more bags so that you could have an exhibition in your room.”

The figure that was squatting on the ground stiffened, and then her movements became even more frantic and anxious.

The doorbell rang.

Bo Jingshen walked forward and grabbed her shoulder, urging her to stand up. “It should be breakfast delivery. Go and open the door. I’ll take care of things here.”

Su Lu, with a flushed face and unsteady steps, hurriedly walked to the outer room of the suite and opened the door.

A waiter stood respectfully outside with a dining cart. Upon seeing her open the door, he politely smiled and said, “Good morning. Mr. Bo’s breakfast order. Can I bring it in now?”

Behind the smiling waiter appeared a pale and exhausted face.

Su Lu was taken aback and almost didn’t recognize Zhuang Cainan.

The woman in front of her, pale and worn-out, bore no resemblance to Zhuang Cainan’s previous elite and proud demeanor.

Zhuang Cainan still carried the lingering scent of alcohol, with bloodshot eyes and dry, cracked lips lacking color. She stood behind the waiter and stared fixedly at Su Lu.

Her gaze was tightly locked onto the marks on Su Lu’s fair neck, intensifying the redness in her eyes.

“Jingshen is with you…” Zhuang Cainan’s voice was hoarse.

She had been waiting outside Bo Jingshen’s suite all night, pressing the doorbell several times, but he never answered. She thought he was still angry, which was why he refused to open the door.

So, she continued waiting at the door, never even thinking that the reason he didn’t open the door wasn’t because of anger but because he wasn’t inside the room at all.

The marks on Su Lu’s neck felt like knives piercing through Zhuang Cainan’s eyes.

She had never felt such intense hatred… The remaining shreds of Zhuang Cainan’s sanity were the only thing keeping her from losing control and bursting into the room to confront Bo Jingshen.

Sensing the tense atmosphere, the waiter asked cautiously, “Um, do you know each other?”

Just as Su Lu was about to speak, Zhuang Cainan couldn’t contain herself any longer and snapped harshly, “Su Lu, how could you be so despicable? Do you have no shame? You’re a married woman, yet you dare to steal someone else’s man?”

The waiter’s expression turned awkward, but this wasn’t something he could meddle in. He could only try to defuse the situation in a low voice, saying, “Please calm down, both of you…”

Su Lu pursed her lips as if she had been slapped. She stood there, unsure of how to refute Zhuang Cainan’s words.

She felt that she was indeed a bit despicable.

Because Bo Jingshen was Zhuang Cainan’s boyfriend…

With her personality and upbringing, it was impossible for her to snatch and sleep with someone else’s boyfriend. However, when she met Bo Jingshen, everything went out of control.

Su Lu took a deep breath and whispered to the waiter, “Please bring the dining cart inside. Thank you.”

The waiter didn’t dare to move. He was afraid that the two of them would start fighting, and something would happen.

The waiter was in a dilemma, but luckily, he didn’t have to worry for long.

Soon, the elevator door in the corridor opened with a ding, and Assistant Qiu hurriedly walked over.

“Miss Su, I apologize for being late,” Assistant Qiu said, panting.

Su Lu looked at him with some confusion. “It’s alright.”

Assistant Qiu turned to Zhuang Cainan and said, “Miss Zhuang, please come with me. I’ll take you to the airport.”

Zhuang Cainan’s eyes were bloodshot. “I’m not leaving. Why should I go?”

Assistant Qiu handed the phone to Zhuang Cainan. The screen displayed an ongoing call. Zhuang Cainan composed herself and answered the call.

Cheng Yan’s voice was deep and indifferent. “It’s Cheng Yan.”

Zhuang Cainan steadied her emotions. “Hmm.”

Cheng Yan said, “Come to Feng City to help me or go back overseas. The boss has given you these two options. Personally, I suggest you go back. With your current emotional state, you will only engage in more emotional outbursts. It will be impossible to control the situation.”

Zhuang Cainan trembled all over, her gaze fixed on the suite where she couldn’t see the man.

Her voice was low and hoarse. “He didn’t even want to tell me these things personally.”

“Go back,” Cheng Yan said.

“No, I’m coming to Feng City,” Zhuang Cainan said before hanging up the phone. She looked at Su Lu. “Well, see you next time, Su Lu.”